NDP: No Longer fit for Saskatchewan

September 23, 2007

NDP

It has been always a strange debate, the argument of where people should live in Saskatchewan or Alberta. Worst of all is the propagandi by the two governments to attract certain residents to live here and other's to go.

Over the last week three headlines have crossed across the front page of the Leader Post. Regina Economy: Best Growth in a Decade, In Search of a Life with LESS STRESSLiving Life in Calgary's Fast Lane, and Grass isn't greener in Sask. Best Growth in a Decade contained government released states that Regina's GNP growth was at the top, even past Calgary and Edmonton. The article continues on to give the reader the impression that Saskatchewan is the place to be to improve your Western standard of life. The less stress starts out with the quote ' "Smaller, quieter, cheaper" That sums up life... 'the article reads on to tout the booming economy in Saskatchewan and why Regina is so great to live here. I guess in the following article's are considered to be fair and balanced reporting As the Fast Lane article refers to Calgary as a "fast paced, big-spender, boom-town" that deters this certain ex-Saskatchewan resident from moving home. The last article is about people moving from Edmonton to Saskatoon because they went to a government website to figure out the cost of living difference between the two cities. They were lead to believe that Saskatoon was not. However, the lower wages, lack of daycare and lack of rental housing shortage has left the couple struggling. They were quoted as saying ' " Maybe they meant for only the rich to come here!' "

Reading these article makes one wonder what Saskatchewan is doing. They are a socialist government province trying to attract the conservative upper middle class from Alberta here. While the NDP ignore the needs of the working person, thus, possibly, sparking the beginning of a potential labour stortage in Saskatchewan too because the blue collar worker cannot afford to keep up with demands of an inflated market. That was created but an influx of money from Alberta. Interestingly enough Alberta is rejecting any worker that isn't able to live there. A politician from the Calgary area left the message that said "If you don't have a place to stay or a job, get out."